Timothy Killeen: NCAR Director

TIMOTHY L. KILLEEN Born in Cardiff, Wales, Killeen received a BSc in Physics and a Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics from the University College, London. He is a U.S. citizen. He is presently Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, and a Senior Scientist at NCAR’s High Altitude Observatory, where he leads an experimental and theoretical program in upper atmospheric research. He is the president-elect of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Prior to joining NCAR, Killeen was full Professor of Atmospheric and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan. During his tenure at Michigan, he also held positions as Director of the University of Michigan’s Space Physics Research Laboratory and Associate Vice President for Research. Killeen has taught many courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including an innovative introductory course sequence for non-science majors dealing with the physical and human impacts of global change. He has been honored with both the Excellence in Teaching and the Excellence in Research awards from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, along with two NASA achievement awards. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). His research interests include the experimental and theoretical study of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. He is currently a principal investigator and instrument developer for a space-borne Doppler interferometer on the NASA TIMED spacecraft. He is Co-Principal Investigator for a new NSF Science and Technology Center devoted to numerical modeling of Space Weather. Killeen served as President of the Space Physics Section of the American Geophysical Union, as well as various NASA and NSF committees. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics.